New Hampshire and Vermont Mediation and Organizational Change Blog

Deborah Kane Rein has been re-elected Co-Chair for the Board of Directors of NH Legal Assistance and the Legal Advice and Referral Center. NHLA and LARC provide free civil legal services to low-income people in New Hampshire, offering all citizensRead More...

Are you a Vermont resident facing a family transition such as divorce, separation, or a change in parental rights and responsibilities? “Coping with Separation and Divorce” is a four-hour educational program focused on the needs of children in all ofRead More...

Below is an excerpt from Dr. Robert Emery’s website (//emeryondivorce.com/childrens_bill_of_rights_in_divorce.php) regarding a “Children’s Bill of Rights in Divorce” It is a powerful reminder about keeping children’s rights in mind during difficult family transitions and decisions. The Children’s Bill of RightsRead More...

A mediation session is an opportunity for all sides to a dispute to work together to see if the case can be resolved. Sometimes people come to a mediation before litigation has been started and sometimes a lawsuit has alreadyRead More...

Earlier this summer, the team at Hess Gehris Solutions celebrated our partner, Carol Hess, and the incredible contributions she has made to conflict resolution in New Hampshire and Vermont and beyond. Carol’s keen insight, endless curiosity, and effervescent personality areRead More...

This article in the New York Times is a great reminder about the importance of checking assumptions about the intent of other people’s actions. Often when we assume the innocent explanation regarding the actions of others, we allow ourselves theRead More...

How to Get the Most from Your Mediation Session One of the most common things I hear when I am mediating a case is “Carol do your magic”. I like to think of myself as having special powers, but the truthRead More...

Many of our clients provide a summary for the other parties and the mediator to review prior to the mediation. If you are preparing a summary, here are some of the things you might want to include: A brief explanationRead More...